Huge swaths of the Western states are facing extreme or exceptional drought, according to the latest map from the US Drought Monitor.
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Thousands of junior water right holders are receiving notices of unavailability in drought-stricken California. This means they cannot divert surface water so that senior surface water rights are...
Oakley City, Utah, is placing a 180-day moratorium on new building permits and landscaping requiring city water. The ban is due to public health and safety concerns resulting from extreme drought.
Every 10 years, NOAA releases updated temperature and rainfall averages based on thousands of weather stations from across the country. For the Western states, the “new normal” means hotter,...
Congress urged to include groundwater wells in infrastructure bills
The National Groundwater Association announced that it and 18 state groundwater associations from across the country have sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to consider utilizing...
The California Department of Water Resources announced that it began construction on a temporary emergency drought barrier on the West False River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The project...